Costs and Structure of U.S. Hog Production, 1988-91
Title | Costs and Structure of U.S. Hog Production, 1988-91 PDF eBook |
Author | Hosein Shapouri |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Animal husbandry |
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Costs and Structure of U.S. Hog Production, 1988-91
Title | Costs and Structure of U.S. Hog Production, 1988-91 PDF eBook |
Author | Hosein Shapouri |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Animal husbandry |
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Economic and Structural Relationships in U.S. Hog Production
Title | Economic and Structural Relationships in U.S. Hog Production PDF eBook |
Author | William D. McBride |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Animal industry |
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U.S. Hog Production Costs and Returns, 1992
Title | U.S. Hog Production Costs and Returns, 1992 PDF eBook |
Author | William D. McBride |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Swine |
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Costs of Producing Hogs in the United States--1976
Title | Costs of Producing Hogs in the United States--1976 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service |
Publisher | |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Swine |
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Commercial Hog Farms : Financial and Structural Characteristics, 1987-91
Title | Commercial Hog Farms : Financial and Structural Characteristics, 1987-91 PDF eBook |
Author | R. G. McElroy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
The Changing Economics of U.S. Hog Production
Title | The Changing Economics of U.S. Hog Production PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Key |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
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The increasing size and specialization of hog operations reflect structural change in U.S. swine production during the past 15 years. The number of farms with hogs has declined by over 70 percent, as hog enterprises have grown larger. Large operations that specialize in a single phase of production have replaced farrow-to-finish operations that performed all phases of production. The use of production contracts has increased. Operations producing under contract are larger than independent operations and are more likely to specialize in a single phase of production. These structural changes have coincided with substantial gains in efficiency for hog farms and lower production costs. Most of these productivity gains are attributable to increases in the scale of production and technological innovation. Productivity gains likely contributed to a 30-percent reduction in the price of hogs at the farm gate.